Central European University

The Central European University (CEU) is a private educational institution operating in Hungary and Austria. Also known as Közép-Európai Egyetem, it was founded in 1991 by George Soros. The university is based in Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria.

CEU operates within the higher education industry and is accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee. It is a member of the European University Association.

The academic organization has subsidiaries, including the Central European University Press, and is focused on providing university-level education primarily in Hungary.